Merck Company Profile

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MERCK has ninety-two approved drugs.

There are twenty-six US patents protecting MERCK drugs.

There are seven hundred and thirty-five patent family members on MERCK drugs in sixty-three countries and one hundred and seventy-eight supplementary protection certificates in nineteen countries.

International Patents:	735
US Patents:	26
Tradenames:	77
Ingredients:	70
NDAs:	92
Patent Litigation for Merck:	See patent lawsuits for Merck
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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Merck Sharp Dohme	VICTRELIS	boceprevir	CAPSULE;ORAL	202258-001	May 13, 2011		DISCN	No	No	8,119,602	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Merck Sharp Dohme	VERQUVO	vericiguat	TABLET;ORAL	214377-001	Jan 19, 2021		RX	Yes	No	11,439,642	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	VIOXX	rofecoxib	TABLET;ORAL	021042-001	May 20, 1999		DISCN	No	No		⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Merck Sharp Dohme	CRIXIVAN	indinavir sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	020685-005	Dec 17, 1998		DISCN	No	No		⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	PRIMAXIN	cilastatin sodium; imipenem	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	062756-002	Jan 8, 1987		DISCN	No	No		⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	NEODECADRON	dexamethasone sodium phosphate; neomycin sulfate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	050322-001	Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982		DISCN	No	No		⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Merck	EMEND	aprepitant	CAPSULE;ORAL	021549-003	Jun 30, 2006	6,096,742	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	PEPCID RPD	famotidine	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING;ORAL	020752-001	May 28, 1998	4,283,408*PED	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck Sharp Dohme	DUTREBIS	lamivudine; raltegravir potassium	TABLET;ORAL	206510-001	Feb 6, 2015	7,820,660	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck Sharp Dohme	REBETOL	ribavirin	CAPSULE;ORAL	020903-001	Jun 3, 1998	6,337,090*PED	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	EMEND	aprepitant	CAPSULE;ORAL	021549-002	Mar 26, 2003	5,145,684	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	DOLOBID	diflunisal	TABLET;ORAL	018445-001	Apr 19, 1982	3,714,226	⤷ Try a Trial
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Drugname	Dosage	Strength	Tradename	Submissiondate
➤ Subscribe	Oral Solution	70 mg/75 mL	➤ Subscribe	2007-09-07
➤ Subscribe	for Injection	200 mcg/vial	➤ Subscribe	2015-05-01
➤ Subscribe	Oral Suspension	40 mg/mL	➤ Subscribe	2011-02-28
➤ Subscribe	Injection	18 mg/mL, 16.7 mL vials	➤ Subscribe	2015-11-24
➤ Subscribe	Orally Disintegrating Tablets	2.5 mg and 5 mg	➤ Subscribe	2006-06-21
➤ Subscribe	Tablets	100 mg/10 mg and 100 mg/40 mg	➤ Subscribe	2012-06-19
➤ Subscribe	Capsule	40 mg, 80 mg and 125 mg	➤ Subscribe	2008-11-03
➤ Subscribe	Tablets	50 mg/10 mg, 50 mg/20 mg, and 50 mg/40 mg	➤ Subscribe	2012-11-06
➤ Subscribe	Injection	150 mg/vial	➤ Subscribe	2012-01-25
➤ Subscribe	For Injection	50 mg/vial and 70 mg/vial	➤ Subscribe	2009-06-26
➤ Subscribe	for Injection	100 mcg/vial and 500 mcg/vial	➤ Subscribe	2015-04-14
➤ Subscribe	Capsules	140 mg and 180 mg	➤ Subscribe	2008-03-24
➤ Subscribe	Delayed-release Tablets	100 mg	➤ Subscribe	2014-06-16
➤ Subscribe	Tablets	5 mg	➤ Subscribe	2006-06-21
➤ Subscribe	Tablets	25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg	➤ Subscribe	2010-10-18
➤ Subscribe	Tablets	100 mg/10 mg and 100 mg/40 mg	➤ Subscribe	2012-06-25
➤ Subscribe	Injection	115 mg/vial	➤ Subscribe	2012-01-25
➤ Subscribe	for Oral Suspension	125 mg/Kit	➤ Subscribe	2016-11-23

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Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration
Peru	20030641	⤷ Try a Trial
Iceland	7276	⤷ Try a Trial
European Patent Office	2392572	⤷ Try a Trial
Mexico	PA04006934	⤷ Try a Trial
Eurasian Patent Organization	201690520	⤷ Try a Trial
Denmark	1481000	⤷ Try a Trial
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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1441735	0890018-5	Sweden	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: RALTEGRAVIR
1622880	LUC00070	Luxembourg	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: LETERMOVIR; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU71/17/1245 20180110
1412357	132008901682802	Italy	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN/METFORMINA CLORIDRATO(JANUMET, VELMETIA, EFFICIB); AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S) AND DATE(S): JANUMET:EU/1/08/455/001... 014; VELMETIA:EU/1/08/456/001...014;EFFICIB: EU/1/08/457/001....014, 20080716;58450-01;58450-02; 58450-03, 20080408
1110543	08C0004	France	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: DESLORATADINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/07/399/001 20070730
1385870	C300506	Netherlands	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: BOCEPREVIR, OF EEN ENANTIOMEER, STEREOISIOMEER, ROATMEER, TAUTOMEER OF RACEMAAT VAN DIE VERBINDING, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT OF SOLVAAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/704/001 20110718
2576547	LUC00221	Luxembourg	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: VERICIGUAT ET SES SELS, SOLVATES ET SOLVATES DES SELS; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/21/1561 20210720
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